Literary-art Events in Nottingham

Check out happening literary-art events all around Nottingham, EN

An Evening with Lisa Jewell - St. Mary's Church, Nottingham

 Fri, 03 Jul at 06:30 pm St Mary’s Church Nottingham GBP 10 to 18

An Evening with Marlon James at Waterstones Nottingham

 Thu, 24 Sep at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

An Evening with Emily St. John Mandel - Nottingham

 Wed, 07 Oct at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

An Evening with Philippa Perry - Nottingham

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

An Evening with Andrew Sean Greer - Nottingham

 Mon, 29 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

An Evening with Shari Lapena - Nottingham

 Mon, 20 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 13

An Evening with Talia Hibbert - Nottingham

 Thu, 23 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 14

Poets of the Fall in City of Nottingham

 Sat, 26 Sep at 06:30 pm The Palais

Mark Edwards in Conversation with K.L. Slater - Nottingham

 Wed, 24 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

An Evening with Chris Carter - Nottingham

 Thu, 16 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

An Evening with Patrick Gale - Nottingham

 Fri, 29 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

An Evening with Elle Kelk - Nottingham

 Tue, 02 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 12

An Evening with Hallie Rubenhold - Nottingham

 Thu, 02 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 15

An Afternoon with John Nichol - Nottingham

 Wed, 20 May at 12:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 29

The King Blues @ Old Cold Store, Nottingham

 Sun, 08 Nov at 04:00 pm The Old Cold Store, Nottingham

GOBS Artist Gathering - Part of Green Hustle Festival

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am New Art Exchange

An Evening with Erin Kelly - Nottingham

 Mon, 06 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

An Afternoon with Steve Cavanagh - Nottingham

 Sun, 26 Jul at 03:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

MIRANDA SYKES and JIM CAUSLEY

 Sun, 17 May at 07:30 pm Poppy and Pint

GOBS Artist Gathering: Creativity, Wellbeing, Workshops & Showcase

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am New Art Exchange GBP 0 to 8

Celebrate ACOTAR: Midnight Masquerade Ball - Nottingham

 Mon, 26 Oct at 10:00 pm Waterstones GBP 6 to 30

M.A. Kuzniar in Conversation with Frances White - Nottingham

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 26

Mad Hatter's Tea Party with Anna James - Nottingham

 Wed, 27 May at 01:00 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 15

An Evening with Peter F. Hamilton - Nottingham

 Tue, 23 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 29

JT SOAR FEST #3 31st Oct / 1st Nov at The Old Cold Store

 Sat, 31 Oct at 01:00 pm The Old Cold Store, Nottingham

NQAC: Notts Queer History Archive with CJ De Barra

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm Nottingham Playhouse

Lucca Mae - Live @ Billy's

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Billy Bootleggers Nottingham (formerly Percy Picklebackers)

Small Island at Nottingham Playhouse

 Sat, 16 May at 01:30 pm Nottingham Playhouse GBP 12

Loud Poets x FluentInBoth

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm New Art Exchange GBP 7 to 15

Open Jam: Music & Poetry Night

 Sun, 07 Jun at 06:00 pm Movers Free

An Evening with Isabel Ibañez - Nottingham

 Tue, 19 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

Queer the Shelves 2026

 Sat, 27 Jun at 10:00 am Nottingham Central Library GBP 22

Caitlin Breeze, Kate Weston and Dhonielle Clayton - Nottingham

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 6

Mike Brooks in Conversation with John French - Nottingham

 Tue, 30 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 14

An Evening with Duncan Hamilton - Nottingham

 Tue, 07 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 29

An Evening with Missouri Williams - Nottingham

 Tue, 26 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

Organizing Amazon in Britain and America, with Tom Vickers and Jonathan Rosenblum

 Sun, 31 May at 05:00 pm 14A Long Row, NG1 2DH Nottingham, United Kingdom

Stop Press! Reporting the News in 2026

 Tue, 09 Jun at 06:00 pm Nottingham Contemporary Free

Girl's Night Out with Rosie Walsh and Special Guests - Nottingham

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

Celebrate ACOTAR: Book Club and Bedazzling (Book 2) - Nottingham

 Thu, 25 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 15

Creative Writing for Mental Wellbeing

 Tue, 05 May at 06:30 pm Broadway Cinema Free

Write Queer Nottingham - May

 Mon, 18 May at 04:30 pm Nottingham Central Library GBP 4 to 9

An Evening With Mik Artistik's Ego Trip, support from Mr Ford & My Gibbs

 Sat, 08 Aug at 07:30 am Mist Rolling Inn GBP 19

Performance Master Class for Poets and Writers

 Wed, 03 Jun at 05:30 pm Nottingham Central Library GBP 6

Film Course - Jane Austen on Film

 Tue, 19 May at 02:00 pm Broadway Cinema

Welcome to Rainshadow City: An Evening with Naomi Ishiguro - Nottingham

 Mon, 25 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 26

GOBS Poetry Book Club: Sharon Creech – Love That Dog

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am Nottingham Central Library Free

Celebrate the Release of Land: Maggie O'Farrell Book Club - Nottingham

 Tue, 02 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones Free

Bad Betty End of Season Party: Open Mic!

 Fri, 19 Jun at 06:30 pm New Art Exchange GBP 6 to 12

Heartwood Poetry Special: Safety In Numbers

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm Nottingham Playhouse Lounge Bar GBP 3

Creative Corner: Zine Making with Priya Chopra

 Fri, 17 Jul at 06:00 pm New Art Exchange GBP 3

YA Book Club: The Escape Game - Nottingham

 Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones Free

The Fighting Nightingales and Their More Talented Friends at The Nottingham Poetry Festival

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm Barley Twist

Dandelions summer poetry evening, with Amy Acre

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm 14A Long Row, NG1 2DH Nottingham, United Kingdom

GOBS Poetry Book Club: Keith Jarrett – Hide Me Under the Blood...

 Sat, 23 May at 11:00 am Nottingham Central Library Free

Art 4 Rice Exhibition (see discussion for artists, performers and talks)

 Mon, 11 May at 04:00 pm Broadway Cinema

An Evening with Kat Dunn - Nottingham

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

Talk on Becoming a Voice Artist

 Wed, 03 Jun at 01:30 pm Nottingham Central Library GBP 5

Write Into Nature , a Heartwood Writing Workshop

 Wed, 10 Jun at 11:00 am Nottingham Central Library GBP 4 to 7

Press Play Anthology Release Party

 Sat, 03 Oct at 06:00 pm Malt Cross

Tall Tales in Small Places - Sneinton

 Wed, 08 Jul at 07:30 pm Bakersfield Community Centre Sneinton Dale Free

A Book of Psalms, poetry book launch with Alan Baker, supported by Caroline Stancer and Maria Taylor

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm 14A Long Row, NG1 2DH Nottingham, United Kingdom

Creating Effective Endings

 Sat, 12 Sep at 10:15 am Nottingham Central Library GBP 12 to 22

What My Hometown Means To Me: Poetry Workshop

 Sun, 14 Jun at 02:00 pm Cock & Hoop Free

An Evening with Claire Lynch - Nottingham

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 14

Writing First Class Dialogue

 Sat, 25 Jul at 10:15 am Nottingham Central Library GBP 12 to 22

SPACE TO WRITE

 Sat, 05 Jul at 02:00 pm Nottingham Central Library GBP 0 to 3

FCG Health and Social Care Chaplains Study Day

 Tue, 16 Jun at 10:30 am Cleaves Conference Centre GBP 50